The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-22

ton, Greenback leader at Port Huron,
predicts that the Republicans will
carr every congressional district in
the State in 'SS, with one exception,
perhaps the hfst.
Gen. Anger, adjptant general OF
Michigan, aud member of the ex-
ecutive committee OF the Republican
state central committee, says in his
paper, the Charlotte Republican
Temperance people need not be at
all disturbed by the fact that it is
necessary to get a petition signed by
one fifth of the voters in order TO
secure the ordering of an election
under the county option law. That
will be very easy matter. AS soon
as the law goes ineo effect, the Re-
publican will furnish the necessary
blanks, and, if need be, will be to
the entire expense of securing the
necessary, signatures. We propose
to see TO it that the law has fair
trial in Eaton county, even though
we have TO make the fight single
handed and alone. A
Charlotte Republican,: The princi-
pal OH ction of the third rarly pro-
.aibiliJulsls to county option is that
it is a "Repul lican law " So was
the new marriage license law passed
by Republican legislature. Will
prohbitionists, therefore, refuse TO
get married? .
Coldwater Republicans: Local
option may be made success. 1t can
not 60 into effect in any county, if
adopted, until next May. But we be-
lieve that the several counties in the
State that are in favor of prohibition
should try the plan. 1t is stated that
Tuscola county will take the necessary
steps to secure 1t. The counties in
the state giving msjorilies of 500 and
over for prohibition are: Allegan,
Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Char
levoix. Clinton, Eaton, Geresee. Grand
Traverse, Graliot, Hilsdale, Ingham,
Ionia, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Lenawee,
Livingston, Mecosta, Midland, Ne
waygo, Oceana, Shiawassee, st. Joseph,
Van Buren, and Wexford. Branch
county gave over 1900 majority for
prohibition and we hope to see the
citizens take such an interest in it that
this fall We may get an expression
upon the subject. County option is
said to be a Success where it has been
adopted and the question has been
a leading one before the peoTle. Ger
tainiy if prohibition can be made a
reasonable success in the above
named counties it will encourage
some of the rest to try it end will be
basis upon which the whole tenn
perance problem can be kept prom
inently before the people and the sa-
loon become a constantly diminishing
factor in our political and social life.
Charlotte Republican: The face
tous suggestion of the Iowa G. A.
r. post that Cleveland send his sub
stitute to represent him at the St.
Louis encampment has been the
means of bringing the whereabouts
of the substitute to light. His name
is George Brinske, an inmate of the
soldiers home at Bath, N. Y. He
was an ignorant Pole sailor and re-
ceived $3.50 to go as substitute for
Grover Cleveland, who had been
drafted. The price paid was much
below the prevailing rates. but it
should be borne in mind that Brinske
was but a poor weakminded allen
and Mr.. Cleveland with his customary
frugality drove a sharp bargain with
the poor fellow. Since Brinske spent
his entire time of service in hospitals
and never saw battle we.are not
sure butithat $3.50 was all he earned.
The substitute declares that all the
aid or recognition he has received
from the president since the war was
Sand his naturalization papers so
that he might vote for Cleveland for
sheriff. The probabilities are that
George Brinske will be as frequently
referred to in the next campaign as
was Maria Halpin in the last. e5rir
The editor of The TINES was pres.
ent and assisted in installing into
their respective chairs the officers Of
the Odd Fellows lodges at North
Star and Ashley in Gratiot county,
on Thursday and Friday evenings o.
last week. These are, new lodges,
but are up and doing. The installa-
ton services were public in both
! places, and each was followed by a
picnic supper that would be a credi,
to any place. That at North Star
being served in a beautiful grove o.
apple trees, and that at Ashley in the
new Odd Fellows hall, now being
built by the fraternity there. which
when completed will be one Of the
finest halls in central Michigan
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